Election 2016: small money vs. big money

Bloomberg Business had an interesting set of charts, showing how much money the different candidates received in small donations (under $200) versus large donations.

Bloomberg’s bar for small donations was lower than for some of the other charts I’ve published on this web log. Some of what the writers consider “large” donations aren’t all that large. Nevertheless, Boomberg’s figures give a general figure of which candidates raise significant amounts from the general public and which depend on the wealthy.

The only Democratic candidate supported mainly by small donations is Bernie Sanders. Among Republicans, Ben Carson, Donald Trump and Mike Huckabee all received more in small donations than large.